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Time Out New York: Caesar salad, banana cream pie, Frank Sinatra on the jukebox: a look at new restaurants that specialize in bringing back the old. — Jeff Gordinier

The Associated Press: Why not eat more insects? In a 200-page report, the Food and Agriculture Organization said critters like grasshoppers, ants and other members of the insect world are an underused food for people, livestock and pets. (Via Grub Street) — Maria Newman

Washingtonian: Art Smith, whose cheffy résumé includes “Top Chef Masters” contestant and sometime personal chef for Oprah Winfrey and President Obama, is looking to take his cuisine to Dulles and Reagan Airports in Washington, and also to import to the nation’s capital both a low-cal, healthy, near-vegetarian restaurant and, yes, an artisanal ham bar. – Glenn Collins

Saveur: Russian-style pancakes that you can make with ricotta and raisins. — Jeff Gordinier

The Daily Mail: A Craigslist line-chef help-wanted posting for FARMbloomington Restaurant, in Bloomington, Ind., demanded 44 draconian requirements that included never calling in sick and happily working several double shifts in a row without a day off. The restaurant retracted the listing, and said it was a mistaken posting by a sous-chef. – Glenn Collins

The Economist: The battle between America’s slumping factory brewers and expanding crafts brewers comes down to a production threshold of two million barrels: under that amount, small brewers get a break on the federal excise tax for beer. – Glenn Collins